Uncoupling mechanism for car-couplings.



B. ILSGHMIDT.

UNOOUPLING MECHANISM FOR GAR COUPLINGS.

APPLIOATION PIL ED 001..12. 1909.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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M mm @m m WITNESSES figdcil/m 0 E. H. SCHMIDT. UNGOUPLING MECHANISM FOR CAR COUPLINGS.

APILIUATIOK FILED 00'I.12,1909.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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wmm f UNITED nBNEs'r n. scnmm'r, on CLEVELAND; omo, Assmnonro rnnuariouirn MA'LLEABLE QASTINGS COMPANY, pr c'nEvnLaNnon o, A conrona'rion or; onxo.

To jalllwhom'it may comm.

o f'Qleveland, Cu'yahoga county,'Ohio, have invented a: new and useful Uncoupling Mechanism for Car-Couplers, of. which the "following is a full; clearyand exact description reference beinghad to the accompan in'g drawings, forming "part of, this speci cation, in which- Figure I is a sectional side view showing my! invention ap'plie dyto a car coupling; Fig. a; cross-section showing the uncoupling mechanism; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the mechanism;-and Fig. 4

is a detail view-pf the coupler lock-lifting device. 4

- "My invent on has relation to an. uncoupling device for usel with bottom-operating car'co'uplers'; and is designed to providea simple and -eifeotive device of this charactei'. v "3 Thenature of my inventionwill be best understoodb'y referencetof'the drawings, in

' which 'I have shown the'preferr'ed embodiment thereofla'nd which will now be "described, it"being'p'remised, however; that various changes maybe made in' the details;

of COHSiIllCtlOIl and arrangement,.- of the partsby those skilled in the art w-ithout departing from the spirit and scope of my inventionas defined in the appended claiins.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 designates' abottom opening coupler having its shank 2 rigidly attached in; any suitable followers 4 and 5 respectively.

manner .to a yoke 2*; Th? yokeincloscs the usual draft springs 3 an affront and rear This y'oke I and the draft springs'a're slidably containedwithin a pocket casting 6, which iS-open at its forward 'end, "and which is pivoted at its .rear end, so as to rotate in a horizontal plane, to a bracket or pivot cast-ing'7, which is attached to the car structure. 8 is the pivot pin which connects the casting 7 to the pocket casting 6.

The forward end of the coupler shank is supported by a movable carry iron 9 having shoes 9 on the upper side, which are slid-.

ably sn ported on theLupper surfaces of the lower ange'of an arc-shaped casting or bracket 10 depending from the car structure.

* The are portion of this casting has its center coincident with the pivot point! of the casting:6, about w hich the'conpler and draft Specification'01.LettersI'atexitt' I' 65 1912," Applicationifiled flctober 12,1909. Scria1li'o, li 22,35 1. r

attachment swingy so'that I Beit known that I, ERNEST H. SCHMIDT, f

has a sliding support.without binding upon the tracks of the br'acket,10 throughout 'thef full arc movement bf the? eoupler h ead T passing around curvesf 'J The coupler ,2, as before stated; a. con-.160 pler of the .bottoIn-openingtype,, aid is provided witha' vertically movable locking inember'of .any-suitabletype avjell known in the art. This lockingpmemberlnot shown). is arranged toibe dlifted from; its locking position by means of, salifti gip eI12 'Pivoted in a slot ofthis; lifting piece isla swinging stop member Kil -having :an' arm, 13!

.at'an anglethereto, toll whichds, iy t' d th I shortarm 11' of the lever -11Q: T- 's. lever, 11 "(o is pivotedtot-he coupling at '1 1.'- 'I'he parts I just described; form ,110 partl of. the present invention,- 1. except in' combination yntdthe actuating mec hanismtherefolj -now he. described-J3 :5 :1 .;i; I

Extending 'loosely;-through an eye 1.1 of

the lever 11; is a bail-shaped rodgl;which p is placed transversely:- of-.:-the,-r1inej of draftz v at substantially right tangles thereto. lheupwardly projecting-ends 'of- "this ter-- minate in-shor't angular bends 14-, -ivhich are loosely engaged with the end port-ioiis of.-- two lever' arms 15 and-'15;- -The bent: ends of the rods l i'preferably pa's s through openQ ingsin" these levers, and lare secured- -by 8- 5 'means of cotters 15'; or other suitable,.means.

The leve rs 15 and 15." are-rigidly .inounted upon a transversely extending lever shaft 16,-. a

which is rotatably supported directly .b'e-vneath' the coupler shank in suitable bearings provided "by. :brackets' 17 fori'ned .withbn seacured to the'carry iron 9l-'- 'll1e.le ver 15 has cast integral "therewith u' on the"; same hub; an upwardly and forward y projecting lever 15, towhich is connecteda rearwardly ,95 extending rod 18-.

f; 'The' rear-e deft-he 18 terminates in an eye 1S, which "is-looselyengaged by the bent-end portion 19 of a transverse A rod 19. :Thisrbd terminates at its outer 160' end at one side of the car in the usual de-- v pending handle port-ion 19,hnd is suitably supported in bearingsjrcarried by the car structure. A forwanlpnllby the trainmanon the depending handle portion .19 causes the rod 19-to partially rotate in its bearings, and thus give an upward andiezirward motionto its inner cnd portionfj19, as will 1 i l l iod-giviththe eye'oi the lever ll,. lifts?s'aid a be best understoodby reference to. Fig. 1. Whatl claim This movement draws rearwardly the lon-- J gihdinal rod: 18, and in so doing exerts a rearward pull upon the free End Ofadlllfi lifting piecewhich raises the 100 mitted to follow the-swinging movement of position of the coupler head.

thecoupler head Without binding 'iipon the transverse rod 19, and permittingthe un'- coupling operation-tdbe1'perfonned in any Inasmuch as" the'- pivot -8 jis secured in able relatively thereto; the distancey between thevertic al' center of "saidin and 7 the pointQof'Iconnection of the bai shaped "rod "14 with 'thelever '11, is a'variable one.

The rod 14 depends s'ubsta-n'tiall'y vertically from the freet'endsof the -levers 15 and 15, so that when the coupler moves back under 'f'a compressive strain,h the rod 14 will de scribe an arc about t nections between said r'odand levers; This e centers of the conmovement' does not disturbthe normal position of 'any of the parts oflth'e operating 7: mechanism, because the slight: upward movement of therod 14, due to its rotation, i'scompe'nsated for by the looseness of the engagement of its horizontal portion with the eyell' of the lever 11., When the coupler headisdrawn outwardly-by apulling force, the same conditions hold true,

' and the parts remain undisturbed. Y

It'will be obvious that my invention may beused with other forms of'coupler heads;

' that the draft gear'and-riggling may be of other specific forms fromizt at shown'and described; that the lifting devices may be changed asmay be necessary to suit the articular form of the-locking member to actuated; and that various other chan es may be made in the details of construction an arrangement of the several parts without departing from my 1 nvention.

nected to the bail-shaped device-to raise a fixed position relative to the car-frame, and the coupler with its attachment is mov- 1'. In guncoupling echanism forcar couplers the, combination with a 'laterally- 3 moving car coupler, of lifting member, 4

ale-vr'for actuating'said member, a bail:

shaped'device" connected with said lever-to move .with the coupler in the lateral move;

ments of the latter, andleventnechanism comthe same and; thereby raise the lifting device; substantlally astdescribed.

. 2. The combination witharadially swing ingl'botttfin-opening car coupler, having a locking member and alifting device, of a levr connected to said device, a bail-shaped member engaging said lever and having up-.

wardly extending arms, a transversesbaft having levers connected tosaid arms, and" ,mea'ns for operating said shaft from 'thejside ofgthe car; substantially'as described. :"3: The combinationwith abottomopem; ing iradially swingingcarcoupleig having a, vertically jmovable lock actuating member, (if alevefconnigcteditosaid device, .111; I

,80. port-ion engaging said leveralid having upfwardly extending sidearmsga rock'shaftzcarating said rod from the Sldll rie'd by'a part movable laterally-withthe con"- pler having levers connected to said,arms,a longitudinally extending actuating 'rod also, connected to said shaft',' and 1neans for aetu 1 f the car; sub-"z 'stantiallyas described,-

4; Thecombination with pa moving carcoupler, having a inovable log at the-under side of the coupler sha member-and having a portion extending upwardly'atonejside of the head, 8.13161.

releasing member extendingbelow the cou-' 'plerhe'ad, an actuator pivot-ally supsp'rted [Ka dy having a lifting engagement said Q ally in'ovablegmember in which the actuator. is ivoted, a rod connected to said portion.

an extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and atransversely extending operating rod having-Laloose connection with the rear end portion ofthe. first named rod; substantially as described."

I In testimony 'wh'ereofll havehereiin to:

set my hind.

Witnessess 1 CHns'rERtKi 'Bnooxs t HARRY EJORRM" a" Enivnsr sonMIDr.}f I i 

